Kristen Noelle Kobaly, MD
Endocrinology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Endocrinology Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-2300
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

392 reviews

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November 2025
she is caring and conscientious
November 2025
would recommend
November 2025
discussed tests and treatments with me thoroughly and respectfully.
November 2025
she reviewed my record thoroughly prior to the appointment

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Kobaly is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Amin, R and Kobaly, K Malignant Struma Ovarii: A Rare Case of Papillary Thyroid Cancer in the Ovary , Presented at: ENDO, San Francisco, CA: 2025

Dapas, N, Al Mukaddam M, Attallah H, Burns C, Jones R, Kharlip J, Kobaly K, Cardillo S Creation of Educational Resources to Improve Endocrine Fellow Outpatient Curriculum , Presented at: ENDO, San Francisco, CA: 2025

Hosted by Dr. Kendall Williams, Guest Expert Dr. Kristen Kobaly Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer. , Penn Primary Care Podcast: 2025

Kobaly K, Mendes S, Gallop R, Chirinos JA, Cappola TP, Cappola AR Effect of Oral LT3 Administration on Thyroid Function Tests in Participants with Isolated Low T3 Levels and Heart Failure: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Trial , Presented at: Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Chicago, IL : 2024

Cappola, AR, Gallop, R, Lin, D, Kobaly, K, Chirinos JA, Cappola TP Effects of Oral LT3 in Participants with Isolated Low T3 levels and Heart Failure: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Trial , Presented at: American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL: 2024

Nachum S, Rivadeneria A, Kobaly, K Thymic Hyperplasia in Graves' disease: an under-recognized association , Presented at: ENDO, Chicago, IL: 2023

Jo Kamimoto J, Kharlip J, Kobaly, K A case of adrenal crisis in association with a febrile response to BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 (Pfizer) vaccine heralding a diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency , Presented at: ENDO, Atlanta, GA: 2022

Kobaly K, Kim CS, Mandel SJ. Contemporary Management of Thyroid Nodules , Annu Rev Med: 2021

Kobaly K, Kim CS, Langer JE, Mandel SJ. Macrocalcifications Do Not Alter Malignancy Risk Within the American Thyroid Association Sonographic Pattern System When Present in Non-High Suspicion Thyroid Nodules , Thyroid: 2021

Kobaly K, Mandel SJ, Cappola AR, Kim CS Letter to the Editor: "Our Response to COVID-19 as Endocrinologists and Diabetologists" , J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 105(7): 2020